The Justice William E. McAnulty Jr. Trailblazer Award was developed by the LBA in 2003 to honor those who have had a significant impact in promoting racial and ethnic diversity in the legal profession. Individuals who receive this award have been leaders in the legal community and have been at the forefront of legal and social change. The Justice William E. McAnulty Jr. Trailblazer Award is named in memory of the first African American to sit on the Kentucky Supreme Court. This year's award goes to Leslie G. Clemmons, posthumously.

Following the presentation of the Trailblazer Award, the LBA's Diversity & Inclusion Committee will host the panel discussion "When Race & Gender Meet: Experiences of Black Women in the Law".  There is no CLE credit for this program.